לפני
Hebrew edit
Etymology edit
| Root |
|---|
| פ־נ־ה (p-n-h) |
לְ־ (l'-, “to, for”) + פְּנֵי (p'néi, “face of”), the latter being the construct form of פָּנִים (paním, “face”).
Pronunciation edit
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Preposition edit
לִפְנֵי • (lif'néi)
- Before, in advance of, prior to.
- דקה לפני הסוף ― daká lif'néi hasóf ― a minute before the end
- לפני שהגעת ― lif'néi shehigá'at(a) ― before you arrived
- Before, in front of, facing.
- יורד לפני התיבה ― yoréd lifnéi hateivá ― going down in front of the ark
- מודה אני לפניך ― modé aní l'fanécha ― I give thanks before you
- Ago.
- לפני יומיים ― lif'néi yomáyim ― two days ago
- (לְפָנַי, l'fanáy) Form of לִפְנֵי (lifnéy) including first-person singular personal pronoun as object.
Inflection edit
Inflection table
| Non-personal-pronoun-including form | לִפְנֵי (lif'néi) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personal-pronoun- including forms |
Singular | Plural | ||
| Masculine | Feminine | Masculine | Feminine | |
| First person | לְפָנַי (l'fanáy) | לְפָנֵינוּ (l'fanéinu) | ||
| Second person | לְפָנֶיךָ (l'fanécha) | לְפָנַיִךְ (l'fanáyich) | לִפְנֵיכֶם (lifneichém) | לִפְנֵיכֶן (lifneichén) |
| Third person | לְפָנָיו (l'fanáv) | לְפָנֶיהָ (l'fanéha) | לִפְנֵיהֶם (lifneihém) | לִפְנֵיהֶן (lifneihén) |
Antonyms edit
Derived terms edit
- לפני הספירה (lif'néi has'firá, “BCE”), לפנה״ס (Lif'n. Has., “BCE”)
- לפני ש־ (lif'néi she-, “before that”)
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